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看不起
kànbuqǐ
Description
"看不起"的意思是觉得别人不好、不重要，不尊重他。
"看不起" means to think someone is bad or unimportant, and to disrespect them.
如果你看不起一个人，你就觉得他比你差。
If you 看不起 someone, you think they are worse than you.
Meanings
看不起kànbuqǐ
to look down on; to despise
你不应该看不起穷人。
You shouldn't look down on poor people.
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Notes
- Etymology
看 (look) + 不 (not) + 起 (up), a potential complement meaning "cannot look up to".
- Nuance
opposite is 看得起 (to think highly of); 瞧不起 is a common synonym.
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